Sunday, 12 July 2009

Mudras - their origin and function (from 'The Yoga Tradition')


"The origin of these hand gestures is not known. On one level, they are the invention of artists trying to express inner states iconographically. On another level, they undoubtedly are the products of intensive meditation practice during the course of which it is not uncommon that the body spontaneously assumes certain static as well as dynamic poses, which are known as kriyas ("actions")."



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